UT Scholarships and Grants

UT offers generous scholarships and grants based on academic achievement, talent and financial need. The following programs are available to new undergraduates only. All institutional grants and scholarships require full-time enrollment, unless otherwise noted. Institutional scholarships and grants are an earned reduction on the regular full-time undergraduate tuition rate. Students must be assessed the full-time undergraduate tuition rate in every term in which they seek to receive institutional scholarships or grant funds. Annual scholarship amounts are divided evenly between the fall and spring semesters only. Scholarships are renewable annually and require a minimum GPA be maintained. See Financial Aid Renewal for the renewal requirements for all scholarships. Students enrolled in a 4+1 program (where they graduate in five years with both a bachelor's and master's degree) may receive institutional scholarships up to the term in which they are admitted into the graduate program, provided all other eligibility requirements are met.

Although most aid programs are available only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, UT does offer partial scholarships to academically exceptional international students. Learn more.

NOTE: Eligibility is based on a sliding scale combining GPA and test scores available at the time of admission. SAT scores are combined critical reading and math scores only. ACT scores are composite scores. Scholarship funds are limited and amounts may change.

Presidential Scholarship

Award amount: up to $15,000 per yearEligibility:

High school applicants

Demonstrate leadership or community service

Average unweighted GPA 3.8, average SAT 1294 (ACT 29)*

Dean’s Scholarship

Award amount: up to $12,000 per yearEligibility:

High school applicants

Demonstrate leadership or community service

Average unweighted GPA 3.8, average SAT 1177 (ACT 26)*

Minaret Scholarship

Award amount: up to $8,000 per yearEligibility:

High school applicants

Demonstrate leadership or community service

Average unweighted GPA 3.33, average SAT 1113 (ACT 24)*

Spartan Scholarship

Award amount: up to $5,000 per yearEligibility:

High school applicants

Demonstrate leadership or community service

Average unweighted GPA 3.1, average SAT 1068 (ACT 23)*

*Eligibility based on a sliding scale combining GPA and scores. Unweighted GPA is the average of class grades based on a 4.0 scale as calculated by UT.

Achievement Award

Award amount: up to $4,000 per yearEligibility:

High school, transfer and international applicants

Demonstrate strong leadership or community service

International Baccalaureate Scholarship

Award amount: $1,000 per yearEligibility:

High school applicants

Must be admitted to UT by May 1

Has satisfied all requirements of the IB diploma

Submit a copy of IB diploma to the Admissions Office for consideration.

Transfer Scholarship

Award amount: up to $8,000 per year Eligibility:

College transfer applicants

3.0 or higher cumulative college GPA

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Award amount: $1,000 per year Eligibility:

College transfer applicants

Must apply to UT by May 1

Proof of PTK membership (submit with admission application)

Inducted into PTK post-high school graduation

UT Departmental Scholarships

Award amount: varies per department Eligibility:

UT offers several departmental scholarships. Most require a separate application and have specific requirements for renewal. Learn more.

Specialized Scholarships

The following scholarships are provided through the generosity of University of Tampa friends. Unless otherwise stated, scholarships are renewed annually on a funds-available basis to full-time undergraduates for up to four years or when normal degree completion would occur. Students will be notified when selections for the upcoming year are made. A student's overall profile may be reviewed during the selection process, as the number of scholarships in each program are limited.

Benson Riseman Scholarship for Entrepreneurship

Award amount: $5,000

One scholarship awarded each year.
Scholarship recipients may reapply for the scholarship each year; this
scholarship is not automatically renewed. Recipients are selected in the
spring semester to receive the scholarship in the coming academic year.

Eligibility:

Recipient must be a current UT undergraduate student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Demonstrate financial need (based on results of the FAFSA)

Be actively involved in Lowth Entrepreneurship Center programs, with a major in entrepreneurship

ChairScholars Foundation Scholarship

The ChairScholars Foundation Scholarship is a scholarship for undergraduate UT students who have severe physical disabilities. This scholarship is administered by UT's Offices of Development and Admissions in partnership with the ChairScholars Foundation. Scholarships of up to $8,000 annually are awarded to deserving high school or transfer students working full-time toward a bachelor's degree. The scholarship is for students with financial need and a severe physical disability who have been admitted to the University. To be considered, the student must meet the following criteria:

Attain acceptance to The University of Tampa as a full-time undergraduate student

Complete the FAFSA for each year of college attendance

Provide official documentation and diagnosis of severe physical disability that affect the student's mobility

The ChairScholars Foundation scholar is expected to maintain full-time student status for annual scholarship renewal. Annually during the fall semester, the student must send a letter and photo specifically addressed to the Foundation's "benefactors," assisting the foundation in attaining additional donations. Also, the student should be willing and able to assist the Office of Development and ChairScholars Foundation with a number of events throughout their time at UT. These events may occasionally be on weekends and during evening hours.

Students interested in applying for the ChairScholars Foundation Scholarships should contact Brent Benner, director of enrollment management, at (813) 253-6211 or bbenner@ut.edu. The deadline for fall term application is Jan. 1; the spring term deadline is Oct. 1.

Scholarship funds are available for students who have as their goal a four-year degree at The University of Tampa. Goulding Scholarship funds will go toward the cost of tuition and fees (excluding the health care insurance fee). Scholarship amount will vary based on available funds and number of students awarded. Scholarships are renewable on a funds-available basis for up to four years or until normal degree completion would occur.

Eligibility:

American Indians recommended by the Pamunkey Tribal Council located in King William County, VA, on the Pamunkey River Reservation

American Indians recognized by their Tribal Council as being at least one-quarter American Indian blood

Charles Edwin Goulding Jr. was born in 1916 and graduated from The University of Tampa in 1939. He received a master's degree from the University of Florida in 1944 and his doctorate from UF in 1946. Goulding was a professor at UF, Temple University and worked as an engineer and consultant for various corporations all over the world, including Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela and Korea. He was the nuclear training director at New York Shipbuilding Corporation and president of T & M Machining in Tennessee for 10 years. Goulding made his fortune as a pioneer researcher in penicillin production, designing major commercial production facilities. In retirement, he designated his entire estate be donated to The University of Tampa. Goulding had a great love of UT, and his estate remains one of the largest ever received by UT.

Gregory Foundation Scholarship

Award amount: up to $12,500 per year
(students can earn up to four years of aid within a five-year period). One to
two new entering students will be selected each year. Scholarship funds are
renewed for continuing students for up to four years.

Include the name and last four digits of the social security number of the alumnus

Application deadline is Feb. 1

Outside Scholarships and Federal Grants

Many UT students receive outside scholarships and federal grants. To be eligible for federal grants, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for each academic year you attend school.